Australia is facing its first dry summer in three years and the fuel load is high
The Country Fire Authority Victoria chief officer, Jason Heffernan, said preparation could involve “simple mowing of the lawn, tidying up and around the house, moving the wood pile away from the back door that you probably had during winter”.Australian Bureau of Statistics“There would be many people that live in rural and regional areas now on the urban bushland or grassland interface that perhaps haven’t experienced a bushfire before,” Heffernan said.
“If that is the case, it’s not something to be afraid of. It’s about taking the time, making a bushfire survival plan, going through the steps, and considering: how am I going to prepare my property for this season? And when there is a fire, what steps and actions am I going to take and my family is going to take to ensure the safety and survivability of themselves and their property?”If you live in a regional or peri-urban area, you should have a bushfire survival plan in place before summer.
The rural fire service in each state and territory provides advice and jurisdiction-specific guidance, but in general, they recommend that residents consider whether they plan to leave early in the event of a fire or stay and defend if their property is well prepared. Leaving early is the safest option.“In those catastrophic our advice is you shouldn’t stay,” said Rogers.
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